At dinner, Situ Yan prepared two baskets to pack the prepared things with Li Dalang, and sent the same things to the two families, found two burlap bags and put three catties of black noodles at the bottom of the basket, and put five pieces of dim sum and five eggs wrapped in hemp paper on them.

Li Erlang watched from the side, a little reluctant to these things, then Li Zhaocai bullied him a lot when he was alive, at this time people are dead, and they have to take so many things from home, these are all hard-earned by the little sister, he has calculated that the family is almost fifty yuan, and these things are the heaviest gifts even in this village. "Little Wu, you don't have to give those things, it's too heavy."

Situ Yan understood Erlang's thoughts, "Second brother, if you don't give this gift, you have to let people remember it, otherwise if you give it, people will not only not appreciate it, but also say that you are stingy and stingy, so it won't be worth it." Situ Yan took advantage of this matter to teach a lesson to the brothers, "Take the patriarch's family as an example, the eldest brother needs the help of the patriarch next year to go to the family tree, and now we have given a heavy gift, the so-called eating people's mouth is short, taking people's hands is short, he eats and eats, and it is not good to make things difficult for us again!" As for the old house, we go to care about family affection, if we don't go, we will have something in the future, these little things will be turned out to talk, so that the villain has the opportunity to take the word and say that we are cold-blooded and ruthless, and if we can spend a little money, we can block the mouth of the crowd, why not! ”

No one had ever taught them these truths, and the brothers understood the stakes, "Little Wu, are they all written in these books?" "San Lang is studious, and he has learned a lot of truths from books these days.

"Not all truths can be found in books, and some will mention one point, we must learn and apply it, draw inferences from one another, so that we can really read and make good use of it."

Among the four brothers, Dalang is the happiest, Xiao Wu can think about him everywhere, and he has a sense of steadfastness in his heart.

Early the next morning, Situ Yan and Li Dalang took Erlang and a few others to the old house. On the way, passing by the patriarch's house, I saw that many villagers went in and out, and the miserable cry came out far away, and the rural people paid attention to crying and mourning, and while crying, they read the mourning for the deceased, and the louder they cried, the better. But for Situ Yan, she is very unaccustomed.

Li Dalang took Situ Yan's hand and walked a few steps quickly, thinking that he was afraid that his little sister would be sad to see it. When I arrived at Li Daniu's house, the courtyard door was open, there was no pole at the door, except for some tables and chairs placed alone in the yard, not even a single figure was seen, and the crying was not heard, but it seemed very quiet. Several people glanced at each other, all puzzled.

It was Li Erlang who stood at the gate of the courtyard and shouted, only to see Li Sanzhu walking out of the West Chamber, Li Sanzhu didn't expect that after waiting for the second day, the most undesirable person came, but none of them came. After a while, he stepped forward to take the basket from Li Dalang's hand, and then led the person in, "Your second uncle and second aunt are sick and resting in the main room." The coffin rested in the east wing, where Zhaocai used to live. ”

This can be regarded as an explanation to Situ Yan and the others, the reason why the spirit is in the East Chamber is because the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and there are still parents at home. Li Dalang didn't enter the main room, but went to the east wing, the door was open, and everything looked very simple. The coffin was covered with a white cloth, and there was an incense burner on the table, a plate of black steamed buns, and a piece of lean meat, which was very simple.

Situ Yan was really sad for Li Zhaocai, he was a treasure when he was alive, but he didn't even have any decent offerings when he died, because he was worshipping by his peers, so Li Dalang just bowed to Li Zhaocai and offered incense, and did not kneel and worship. Li Dalang suppressed his throat and cried a few times, but Li Sanzhu couldn't help it, crying and reading, "Zhaocai, your cousins have come to see you, and they have sent a lot of food, you have a good way to go!" ”

I don't know if Li Sanzhu's voice was loud enough, or if Cao heard that someone was bringing food, and a few people exited the east wing, and saw Cao push open the door of the main room, and rushed to the door of the east wing in a few steps, "Who sent the food?" ”

This Cao family has been a little sad and excessive these days, and his crying eyes are a little long, and he seems to be blocking a curtain in front of him to see people clearly. I also have to take care of Li Daniu, a patient, and I am even more dizzy at this time, so I didn't look carefully at who came, but I was just thinking about what people sent.

Li Sanzhu saw that Cao's question was not like words, he still thought that he could repair the relationship with Li Dalang and them, pulled his mother aside, and whispered a few words, Cao's heard that it was Li Dalang and Situ Yan, and opened his mouth to scold, "I don't want their things, I am pitiful to attract money, you are shameless, I came here to see our jokes, get out of here." ”

Li Sanzhu would have thought that his mother would come like this, so angry that he dragged Cao into the main room, and I don't know what the two of them muttered, and after a while, I saw Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law walking out of the main room.

Enthusiastically took Li Dalang's hand, and even cried and howled, "My nephew, the third uncle and the third aunt were also unavoidable at the beginning, so they separated you, I regret it, until you left, I can't eat or sleep, I miss you every day." It's a pity that you don't have a father and mother, and you don't even have someone to take care of at this time! When he was excited, he pulled Li Shilang over and hugged him in his arms.

was so frightened that Li Shilang pushed and flashed, and Li Erlang stepped forward and snatched Shiro over. Sanzhu's daughter-in-law was willing to give up, and when she saw that Li Shilang was pulled aside by Li Erlang, she hurriedly pulled Li Dalang's hand again. Situ Yan knew that the play had just started today, and she didn't know anything, so she stepped aside and waited to watch the play.

Li Sanzhu also walked out of the main room at this time, grabbed Li Dalang's other hand, and was about to lead him into the main room, "Dalang, you are a filial person, your grandfather is sick and can't get up from the kang, how to say, you have to go into the house to take a look, don't you?" ”

Li Dalang was dragged by the two of them, and when he saw that he was about to enter the main room, Li Sanlang suddenly rushed out, pushed the three-pillar daughter-in-law aside, and pulled Dalang back a few steps, "What do you want to do, big brother, run." ”

Situ Yan looked at it and wanted to laugh, if she wanted to say that Li Sanzhu, she really didn't have any bad intentions, she just wanted to play the sad card, but her attitude was a little tough, and her actions were a little excessive, which made Li Sanlang misunderstand. When Erlang and Shiro heard Sanlang's shouting, they also thought that the third uncle was going to be unfavorable to the eldest brother, so the two stepped forward to push Li Sanzhu, and several people pulled and pulled like a fight.

Situ Yan still can't stand it, she doesn't want to sew clothes for a few people for no reason, "Okay, let go." This sound really made a few people stop, and Da Lang obediently let go, but Li Sanzhu still grabbed it and refused to let go, but he didn't pull people into the house again.

"Third Uncle Li, what's the matter with you, just say it in this courtyard, this pulling and pulling makes outsiders look at it and think it's a fight, it's not respectful to the deceased, isn't it? Since we are here today, of course we will also see the old man. ”

Li Sanzhu knew that Da Lang listened to the words of this little girl the most, and when he saw that Situ Yan's words were clear, he let go, Da Lang took a few steps back and protected Situ Yan's side, and even Erlang and a few people retreated to the other side of Situ Yan, and a few people were more at ease.

"I don't mean anything, I just think about it,......" Situ Yan didn't wait for his words to speak, but interjected first, also afraid that the words would be too stiff for a while, and it would be difficult to enter the main room again. Third uncle of the Li family, let's go see the grandfather of the Li family first! If there is anything to say, we will talk about it again when we see the old man. ”

Li Sanzhu rolled his eyes and thought for a while, thinking that this would be fine, so he opened the door and entered the main room first, and Sanzhu's daughter-in-law did not enter the house, but retreated to the gate of the courtyard to guard, as if she was afraid that a few people would run away.

Situ Yan didn't pay attention to it, and motioned to Li Dalang for them to go into the house to see the old man first, no matter how the old man was, as a grandchild, he should still go and see it. Li Dalang glanced at his younger brothers, and then pulled Situ Yan into the main room together, and Erlang followed behind with his head down.

After the stove, opened the door and passed the inside, she smelled a pungent smell of medicine and the smell of cigarette oil that made Situ Yan's stomach churn, and her first reaction was to rush out, she was really afraid that she would die of air poisoning in this house, and she didn't know who it was, the patients in this room were still smoking dry cigarettes in this room.

Li Dalang let go of Situ Yan's hand and walked a few steps to the side of the kang, only to see three people lying on the kang, and Cao Shi was sitting on the edge of the kang at this time and was angry. Li Daniu opened his eyes and was looking at the door, Li Erzhu and Erzhu's daughter-in-law were both closed at this time, as if they were asleep.

"Master!" Li Dalang didn't know what to say, so he didn't speak again.

"Good boy, I can't help you." Li Daniu really regretted it these days, what he was talking about at this time was sincere, and it was touching to listen to, and sure enough, Li Dalang knelt on the side of the kang all of a sudden, took his master's hand and cried quietly.

Li Sanzhu was a little happy, this person can miss the old, then there will be a play, Cao still wants to step forward, but was pressed the kang by Li Sanzhu, this will must not make trouble, otherwise good things will be messed up, and he hurriedly gestured with his eyes. Cao Shi took two breaths and sat back down.

"Da Lang, your grandfather is not in good health, and the family now has a place to live, or you and Erlang and they will move back, it's better than living in an outsider's house, isn't it? In any case, we are also blood relatives. ”

finally sang the theme, Situ Yan originally thought that she would have to watch the foreplay for a while, but it seems that this Li Sanzhu can't wait. It's just that this person is too anxious, and there is no hope for anything, and if he is so anxious, it will only backfire. Sure enough, Da Lang was still kneeling there sadly, hearing what his third uncle said, he was so frightened that he didn't cry anymore, stood up and walked to Situ Yan's side first, took her hand, and said, "I don't think so." Looking at it, I think it's for fear that my little sister will misunderstand.

Of course, Situ Yan understood, gave him a reassuring look, and didn't answer Li Sanzhu's words, walked to the side of the kang and said to Li Daniu, "Grandpa Li, my brothers have sent some snacks, eggs and food, you can recuperate with peace of mind, with the second and third uncles of the Li family taking care of you, we still have to go to the patriarch's house to have a look, so we won't stay long." "The things she sent will not be cheap for Li Sanzhu's family, even if they are not delivered to Li Daniu and Cao's hands, these people will know.

didn't give people a chance to react at all, pulled Li Dalang and walked out, Erlang didn't want to stay for a long time, and when he saw his little sister leaving, he immediately followed a few people and walked out of the main room. As soon as she went out, Situ Yan took a few breaths, she wanted to expel the filthy qi from her lungs, she wanted to live for a few more years.

Li Daniu stretched out his hand, grunted his mouth, and before he could say a few words, the grandchildren who were still by his side left again.

Li Sanzhuleng didn't react in the house for a while, and when he came back to his senses, there was no one in the house, so he hurriedly ran out of the door, just in time to see Li Dalang being stopped by his daughter-in-law at the gate of the courtyard, "Dalang, what are you anxious about?" That's not all there is to it! ”

"Third uncle, there's nothing to say, I came because my grandmother is my father's parents, but I won't come back, Xiao Wu is our home, although Xiao Wu and us have no blood relationship, but from the day we left here, I decided that Xiao Wu is my own sister." Li Dalang held his breath, what his third uncle said just now was clearly to pull them back, but secretly wanted them to break off the relationship with their little sister. Even if he dies, he will not be that ungrateful person, and they know best what the little sister does to them, even if he comes back, his younger brothers will not agree, not to mention that he himself does not want to come back.

Li Sanzhu saw that there was no drama, but the words had already come to this point, if it was just like that, he was unwilling, "Da Lang, this broken bone is still connected to the tendons, no matter how I say it, it's your third uncle, this will be in the future, if you need anything from our two families to and frequently, you should say, and the third uncle will definitely help you." ”

Situ Yan won't give this kind of person a chance, "Third Uncle of the Li family, we don't have anything to help, I just hope you don't take a stick and break our heads and bleed, thank God." ”

Li Sanzhu's face was flushed with shame, and when the words came to his mouth, he held back his mouth, moved his mouth, and finally didn't say anything.

Seeing that the effect had arrived, Situ Yan pushed away Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law and pulled Li Dalang and Li Erlang home.

When Li Sanzhu and his daughter-in-law returned to the main room, they happened to see the Cao family turning out the funeral sent by Situ Yan, and the dim sum bag had been opened. Holding an egg in one hand and a snack in the other, there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"Mother, don't make any more fuss in the future, what about that girl, look at the life of others, even our family has never eaten such a good thing during the New Year." Li Sanzhu also took a piece of dim sum, and just as he was about to send it to his mouth, he was snatched by Cao's family.

"It's all for me and your father, what are you robbing?" Li Sanzhu rolled his eyes angrily, I don't know who shouted for other people's things just now, but he didn't let go at this moment. But this is his mother, he can only watch dryly, and Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law scolded this mother-in-law countless times in her heart.